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Ancient Engineering and Craftmastery Secrets
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Three-paneled hinge tool or artistic object, ancient origin
  • 2. Precision instrument for measuring diameters, ancient design
  • 3. Metalworking block to shape hot iron with hammer blows
  • 4. Agricultural implement turning earth’s fertile crust
  • 5. Neck ornament or rotational force applied by tools
  • 7. Celestial position plotting device from classical antiquity
  • 12. Method and apparatus for capturing fortified structures
  • 14. Counting frame aiding numerical calculations centuries ago
  • 16. Subtle auditory signal — metaphorical hint to sundial’s time
  • 18. Curved blade for cutting grain and grass efficiently
Down
  • 6. Hydraulic contraption transforming river flow into motion
  • 8. Ancient probing rod, sometimes used in medical diagnostics
  • 9. Sedimentary rock quarried for primitive building material
  • 10. Hand tool for grain grinding, precursor to millstones
  • 11. Cutting instrument wielded by sculptors and masons
  • 13. Ancient siege engine hurling projectiles in warfare
  • 15. Carved or shaped by a sharp cutting tool’s strike
  • 17. Shadow-casting chronometer predating mechanical clocks
  • 19. Simple machine exploiting wheel and rope to lift loads
  • 20. Robust bowl used for grinding substances with pestle

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